by Paul Chappell | Oct 25, 2010 | Christian Life, Ministry Leadership
Two thousand years ago, Christ delivered the marching orders for the local church: “Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature” (Mark 16:15). With nearly seven billion people in the world, separated by political, cultural, and linguistic...
by Paul Chappell | May 18, 2010 | Christian Life
We are creatures of habit, and when our schedules change in the summer we can get off track. We take much needed vacations, but if we are not careful, we begin to think our lives would be better if we moved to our favorite vacation spots. Enter your summer with...
by Paul Chappell | Aug 4, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy—Giving Positions Me for God’s Blessings In God’s economy, giving is like planting a seed. Just as planting seed positions a farmer for harvest, so giving our resources positions us for God’s blessings. Second Corinthians 9:6 explains it this...
by Paul Chappell | Jul 31, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy—The Mission of the Local Church is Worthy of My Investment I love the local church! I praise the Lord for the opportunity to have been raised in church. God used my many Sunday school teachers, each sermon I heard, the church camps I...
by Paul Chappell | Jul 27, 2009 | Christian Life
Living on God’s Economy—Grace-Giving Second Corinthians 8 describes the sacrificial offering of the poverty-stricken churches of Macedonia: “Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of...